I need some help please for about a month now I haven't had reverse the plastic bushing peice on the side of the shifter busted so I have alot of play in shifter. Putting it in reverse was tough but it would go now I can put it were reverse is supposed to be and it is first gear ? I've inspected both ends of the cables and they seem fine what.do I need to look for to tell if its a cable our my tranny. Thank you for the help.

Yah, too much slop in the shifter & it won't move the cables as needed. No synchro for reverse, so that can't be an issue...

Sounds like the boot is off so you can see the mechanism. You'll notice that front to back movement of the lever moves one cable, and there are mechanisms to move the other with side to side movement. Cable moves one way when pushed left, then another way when pushed right, off of the center position. Sounds like you're not getting that second cable (L&R) to move as needed because of the broken pieces...

Tousley Ford in MN has been a good mail order source, "Steve" is our best contact there.

Village Ford is a new sponsor here, "Andy" is their rep. and they have a section on this site.

I'd look close for other worn/damaged pieces, just 'cause of the likely wait for parts. SVT should have a metal frame for the shift mechanism, that's a good thing since a number of the plastic frames on other models have been found to break causing similar issues.

Hot dog ! I finally have reverse again ! Not only did I have to change out the plastic bushing but the L shaped bracket that puts the car in reverse on the side of the shifter was chewed up bad so I found a shifter from a wrecked svt and BAM ! I gots reverse. Thanks for all the help guys much appreciated

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